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I* LIFE SKETCH
"or i«fHH RE
Story of the
an
From the Omaha ~^f^April 3: Democrat, and finally an avowed Re
Judge John I. flf^fick, a pioneer law (publican before the close of the war-
yer and real ""estate dealer of Omaha
died at his home, 3612 North Twenty-
fourth street, last evening, from a
hemorrhage following an attack of the
grip. He was surrounded by the mem
bers of his family and the end was
peaceful.
s He was born ThIt Hf| 1i'"fi| in WPPm.
son of a wealthy farmer.
[when he was a lad his father lost
his%property and he was thrown upon
iwn resources and developed that
rugged courage and self reliance which
ever characterized him. He graduated at Delaware university, read law
with Judge Given, was admitted to
upon his profitable investments, an<
he took no credit to himself for sag
acity, simply holding in view that h<
was exercising a gift. He had deal
largely in realty of late months, an*
not long ago was negotiating for th
Ramge block. Only last week h
bought one of the Paul blocks.
Some years ago Judge Redick re
moved to California and invested
heavily adjoining Los Angeles, finall,
disposing of the property, now a par
of a suburb and well built upon, a
many times what it cost him. Fo
two years he resided at Kearney wher
his younger sons were being educat
ed. But Omaha has always been hii
home. He leaves a widow, his thin
wife, and two sons who adopted the
legal profession, Charlie in Oklahoma, and Judge W. A. Redick of the
district bench; two sons, Chatham
— 7 t j i and George, who are real estate men,
nominated Lincoln; ^ & flfth ^ Eim^ & ^^ a(.
Shattuck school, who was called nome
by his father's illness.
The last rites in honor of John I.
Redick, at his residence, 2612 Norih
Twenty-fourth street, at 2 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, were attanded
by many of the surviving pioneers, of
whom Judge Redick had been one.
e was chairman of the Nebraska Re
ublican delegation to the Baltimore
nvention that
nd Johnson. His announcement of
e vote of Nebraska At that time at-
acted no little comment, Judge Red-
k proclaiming:
"Nebraska casts her seven votes for
braham Lincoln, the second savior
f the world."
Mr. Redick was also chosen chair-
the bar in 1852, removed to Lansing,! in 1876 Judge Redick was appointed
Mich., and began practice. He found
real estate, however, more active than
law and gave realty his attention. In ponged for active practice and resign
four years, selling on commission, he
had made $4,000. Meantime he
b nominate him for chief justice
;he supreme court.
of
Jnited States judge of New Mexico
>y President Grant, but after a. year
E&ppointed at the failure of his party]
I to renominate Grant and publicJyi
Han-i
married, and casting about for larger
opportunities and a home, he came to
Omaha in the fall of 1858.
Omaha, then the capital, was the
outpost of the western frontier arj _
increasing in importance. Mr. Redicldj withdrew from it and'voted for
went into law with Clinton Briggs as! c0<^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
a partner. Incidentally, he invested' In tne material upbuilding of Omaha)
in realty, one speculation being the] Mr- Redick was on of the originators)
purchase of 100 acres of land then in | of tne Grand Central hotel project
the outskirts of Omaha, but now well I one of the builders of the Omaha j
in the city, he paying for the land! & Northern Nebraska road, now part;
lan of the Nebraska delegation to ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Philadelphia that nominated Grant j
)r his second term. He was offered i COnducted by Dean Beecher, of Trinity
nomination for congress, but de-i <Jtnedral> assisted by Rev. T. J.
'lined it. and later rejected a tender)
te request of the family no flowers
were sent The burial, which was at
Prospect Hill, was private, only members of the family being present.
Four sons of the deceased acted as
pall bearers. They were Judge Wm.
A. Redick, O. C. Redick, George M.
Redick, and Elmer S. Redick. A distinguished company acted as honorary
pallbearers as follows: Dr. George
L. Miller, Judge George W. Doane,
W. J. Connell, William W. Wallace]
Samuel S. Curtis, William A. Paxton
James. C. McKell, Count John A.'
Creighton, Samuel Burns, John S
Coad, Dt. W. H. Christie', Judge W.
H. Munger, Judge George B. Lake and
Dr. J. H. Peabody.
Out of respect to the memory of
the late Judge John I. Redick. the
ed and went to Denver as attorney
had ffor the Union Pacific road. Th<
ate did not agree with him and aftei
year he resigned and came back to
JgDmaha. In 1881 he was deeply dis
in 1861, $16*an acre.
He was usually on the anti-monopoly side of litigation. In the famous
trial of Governor Butler, Mr. Redick
& Northern Nebraska road, now parj Judses of the district court adjourned
of the Omaha, built the Redick operaj court Tuesday afternoon and no ses-
house, was an incorporator of a natj sion$ were held in any of the court
ional bank and has erected forty o»'rooms-
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^pecial Telegram to The Blade.
Ottawa, O., June 14.-rNot every com-
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ , munity' possesses a lioufee^h${Sn)s wjt-
Real estate is an instinct with m« nessed the golden wedding celebrations
was his leading counsel. Up to the fift>" buildings in Omaha, big and lit]
time of the civil war Judge Redick ! tle
was a Democrat. He cast his fir J
vote for Pierce. Then he was a war! ae used to say wnen complimented of two successive generations, but in the

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I* LIFE SKETCH
"or i«fHH RE
Story of the
an
From the Omaha ~^f^April 3: Democrat, and finally an avowed Re
Judge John I. flf^fick, a pioneer law (publican before the close of the war-
yer and real ""estate dealer of Omaha
died at his home, 3612 North Twenty-
fourth street, last evening, from a
hemorrhage following an attack of the
grip. He was surrounded by the mem
bers of his family and the end was
peaceful.
s He was born ThIt Hf| 1i'"fi| in WPPm.
son of a wealthy farmer.
[when he was a lad his father lost
his%property and he was thrown upon
iwn resources and developed that
rugged courage and self reliance which
ever characterized him. He graduated at Delaware university, read law
with Judge Given, was admitted to
upon his profitable investments, an<
he took no credit to himself for sag
acity, simply holding in view that h<
was exercising a gift. He had deal
largely in realty of late months, an*
not long ago was negotiating for th
Ramge block. Only last week h
bought one of the Paul blocks.
Some years ago Judge Redick re
moved to California and invested
heavily adjoining Los Angeles, finall,
disposing of the property, now a par
of a suburb and well built upon, a
many times what it cost him. Fo
two years he resided at Kearney wher
his younger sons were being educat
ed. But Omaha has always been hii
home. He leaves a widow, his thin
wife, and two sons who adopted the
legal profession, Charlie in Oklahoma, and Judge W. A. Redick of the
district bench; two sons, Chatham
— 7 t j i and George, who are real estate men,
nominated Lincoln; ^ & flfth ^ Eim^ & ^^ a(.
Shattuck school, who was called nome
by his father's illness.
The last rites in honor of John I.
Redick, at his residence, 2612 Norih
Twenty-fourth street, at 2 o'clock on
Wednesday afternoon, were attanded
by many of the surviving pioneers, of
whom Judge Redick had been one.
e was chairman of the Nebraska Re
ublican delegation to the Baltimore
nvention that
nd Johnson. His announcement of
e vote of Nebraska At that time at-
acted no little comment, Judge Red-
k proclaiming:
"Nebraska casts her seven votes for
braham Lincoln, the second savior
f the world."
Mr. Redick was also chosen chair-
the bar in 1852, removed to Lansing,! in 1876 Judge Redick was appointed
Mich., and began practice. He found
real estate, however, more active than
law and gave realty his attention. In ponged for active practice and resign
four years, selling on commission, he
had made $4,000. Meantime he
b nominate him for chief justice
;he supreme court.
of
Jnited States judge of New Mexico
>y President Grant, but after a. year
E&ppointed at the failure of his party]
I to renominate Grant and publicJyi
Han-i
married, and casting about for larger
opportunities and a home, he came to
Omaha in the fall of 1858.
Omaha, then the capital, was the
outpost of the western frontier arj _
increasing in importance. Mr. Redicldj withdrew from it and'voted for
went into law with Clinton Briggs as! c0 assisted by Rev. T. J.
'lined it. and later rejected a tender)
te request of the family no flowers
were sent The burial, which was at
Prospect Hill, was private, only members of the family being present.
Four sons of the deceased acted as
pall bearers. They were Judge Wm.
A. Redick, O. C. Redick, George M.
Redick, and Elmer S. Redick. A distinguished company acted as honorary
pallbearers as follows: Dr. George
L. Miller, Judge George W. Doane,
W. J. Connell, William W. Wallace]
Samuel S. Curtis, William A. Paxton
James. C. McKell, Count John A.'
Creighton, Samuel Burns, John S
Coad, Dt. W. H. Christie', Judge W.
H. Munger, Judge George B. Lake and
Dr. J. H. Peabody.
Out of respect to the memory of
the late Judge John I. Redick. the
ed and went to Denver as attorney
had ffor the Union Pacific road. Th<
ate did not agree with him and aftei
year he resigned and came back to
JgDmaha. In 1881 he was deeply dis
in 1861, $16*an acre.
He was usually on the anti-monopoly side of litigation. In the famous
trial of Governor Butler, Mr. Redick
& Northern Nebraska road, now parj Judses of the district court adjourned
of the Omaha, built the Redick operaj court Tuesday afternoon and no ses-
house, was an incorporator of a natj sion$ were held in any of the court
ional bank and has erected forty o»'rooms-
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^pecial Telegram to The Blade.
Ottawa, O., June 14.-rNot every com-
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ , munity' possesses a lioufee^h${Sn)s wjt-
Real estate is an instinct with m« nessed the golden wedding celebrations
was his leading counsel. Up to the fift>" buildings in Omaha, big and lit]
time of the civil war Judge Redick ! tle
was a Democrat. He cast his fir J
vote for Pierce. Then he was a war! ae used to say wnen complimented of two successive generations, but in the